When Frankie Nielson and his boyfriend Danny Hankes decided to share a quiet meal at the LaFiesta Azteca Restaurant in south suburban Alsip a few weeks ago, they didn't plan on making a political statement. But the restaurant owner's alleged homophobia changed that.

"We ordered drinks and an appetizer plate, and passed the time by laughing and enjoying each other's company," Hankes said in a release from the Gay Liberation Network. "After sharing a simple and socially acceptable kiss on the lips, just as any homosexual or heterosexual couple might do in any public facility in any Chicagoan suburb, we became victims of blatant and unapologetic homophobic discrimination."

"Primarily, [Esparza] claimed that his religious beliefs and his establishment being a 'family-restaurant' prompted, and somehow justified, his actions," Hankes said. "He then told Frankie that he knows a lesbian couple that frequents his restaurant and does not kiss because 'they know it's wrong.'"

After reaching out to the Gay Liberation Network, the men decided to plan a "kiss-in" at the restaurant Friday night. The Tribune reports that 100 people are expected to enter the restaurant together and at a designated time all kiss.

"We have a law that guarantees gay people equal access to accommodations," co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network and Huffington Post blogger Andy Thayer told the Tribune. "The fact is, proprietors have no problem with differently sexed couples embracing or kissing in a nonsexual manner. Yet when Frankie and Danny did it, the manager stormed up to them and made a scene."